Transmission parameter configuration method and apparatus, and determination method and apparatus

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are a transmission parameter configuration method and apparatus, and a determination method and apparatus. The transmission parameter configuration method includes: classifying, by a sending end, M transmission parameters to be sent on a physical layer into K transmission parameter sets, and notifying a receiving end of classification indication information of the M transmission parameters, where M and K are integers greater than 1; determining, by the sending end, a number of values of the transmission parameters in the K transmission parameter sets, and notifying the receiving end of value indication information of at least one transmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set; and sending, by the sending end, a value of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter set via downlink control information (DCI).

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This is a National Stage Application, filed under 35 U.S.C. 371, ofInternational Patent Application No. PCT/CN2018/091622, filed on Jun.15, 2018, which claims priority to Chinese patent application No.201710313849.8 filed on May 5, 2017, contents of both of which areincorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications and, forexample, to a transmission parameter configuration method and apparatus,and a determination method and apparatus.

BACKGROUND

In the fifth generation (5G) New Radio (NR), Dual-connection (DC) andSlot Aggregation (SA) both are important technologies to support. Theformer can improve robustness and transmission efficiency, and thelatter can reduce control signaling overhead.

The DC refers to that multiple links exist between nodes forcommunication. The DC, according to different protocol stacks, can bedivided into L1 DC, L2DC and L3 DC. The L1 generally refers to aPhysical Layer (PHY Layer), the L2 generally refers to a Medium AccessControl Layer (MAC Layer), and the L3 refers to a higher layer, such asa Radio Resource Control Layer (RRC Layer). The advantage of the DC isthat, in one aspect multiple links can be used to transmit the sameinformation to improve the robustness, and in another aspect, differentcontent can be transmitted to improve throughput. The link hereinincludes an uplink link and a downlink link as well as a backhaul link.FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of typical downlink DC. The DC can also beextended to that the same node has relatively independent multipleantenna panels and that the same panel has multiple transceiver units(TXRUs) with different radio frequency (RF) directions. For example, abase station 1 and a panel or a TXRU 1 of a user equipment (UE)constitute a Link 1, and a base station 2 and the panel or a TXRU 2 ofthe UE constitute a Link 2; or a base station 1 and a panel or a TXRU 1of a UE constitute a Link 1, and the base station 1 and the panel or aTXRU 2 of the UE constitute a Link 2; or a base station 1 and a panel ora TXRU 1 of a UE constitute a Link 1, and a base station 2 and the panelor a TXRU 2 of the UE constitute a Link 2.

During the DC, if some parameters related to transmission need to beconfigured for different links, configuration signaling adopted by thedifferent links are independent in the related art. Although the relatedart is highly flexible, the following drawbacks still exist: first,signaling overhead is large, especially for the PYH layer, sincedownlink control information (DCI) is frequently transmitted, DCIsignaling occupies large overhead, which will seriously affecttransmission efficiency and robustness; and second, completelyindependent transmission parameter configuration is not compatible forpart of receiving ends. For example, a waveform used by a link 1 isdifferent from a waveform used by a link 2, but part of receiving endscannot support different links to use different waveforms; and othertransmission parameters (e.g., rate matching, a precoder matrixindicator (PMI), a power indication) can also cause incompatibility,thereby affecting transmission performance.

The SA is a manner of jointly scheduling multiple time domain resources.This manner can jointly schedule N slots, and jointly configureparameters related to transmission for these N slots, which can reducecontrol overhead. As shown in FIG. 2, control singling can be sent on afirst slot. Generally, transmission parameters on each slot are thesame, and if the transmission parameters are different, the transmissionparameters need to be pre-agreed.

Although the related art of the SA has small overhead, its flexibilityis very poor, which may cause the reduction of the transmissionefficiency. For example, in a subsequent slot, there is a possibility ofdifferent Multi-user Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) pairings,and there are demands to change the number of multiplexed layers, power,pilot port allocation, transmission technology and other parameters on aslot i and a slot j.

It can be seen that, due to low configuration efficiency and poorcompatibility of parameters related to transmission during the DC,configuration efficiency of the control signaling is low or flexibilityof the control signaling is poor during the SA.

SUMMARY

The following is a summary of the subject matter described herein indetail. This summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

Embodiments of the present application provide a transmission parameterconfiguration method and apparatus, and a determination method andapparatus, so as to flexibly configure transmission parameters, savesignaling overhead and improve compatibility.

The embodiments of the present application provide a transmissionparameter configuration method. The method includes steps describedbelow.

A sending end classifies M transmission parameters to be sent on aphysical layer into K transmission parameter sets, and notifies areceiving end of classification indication information of the Mtransmission parameters; or the sending end agrees with the receivingend on a classification manner of the M transmission parameters, andclassifies the M transmission parameters in the agreed classificationmanner; where M and K are integers greater than 1.

The sending end determines the number of values of the transmissionparameters in the K transmission parameter sets, and notifies thereceiving end of value indication information of at least onetransmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set; orthe sending end agrees with the receiving end on a determination mannerof the number of values of the transmission parameter in the at leastone transmission parameter set, and determines the number of values ofthe transmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameterset in the agreed determination manner.

The sending end sends a value of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set via DCI.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter determination method. The method includes stepsdescribed below.

A receiving end detects control information carrying a value of at leastone transmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set.

A value of a transmission parameter adopted for a slot or a link onwhich the control information acts is determined according to thedetected control information.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter configuration apparatus. The apparatus includes aclassification module or a first agreement module, a determinationmodule or a second agreement module, and a transmission module.

The classification module is configured to classify M transmissionparameters to be sent on a physical layer into K transmission parametersets, and notify a receiving end of classification indicationinformation of the M transmission parameters. The first agreement moduleis configured to agree with the receiving end on a classification mannerof the M transmission parameters, and classify the M transmissionparameters in the agreed classification manner. M and K are integersgreater than 1.

The determination module is configured to determine the number of valuesof the transmission parameters in the K transmission parameter sets, andnotify the receiving end of value indication information of at least onetransmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set. Thesecond agreement module is configured to agree with the receiving end ona determination manner of the number of values of the transmissionparameter in the at least one transmission parameter set, and determinethe number of values of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set in the agreed determination manner.

The transmission module is configured to send a value of thetransmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter setvia DCI.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter determination apparatus. The apparatus includes adetection module and a transmission parameter determination module.

The detection module is configured to detect control informationcarrying a value of at least one transmission parameter in at least onetransmission parameter set.

The transmission parameter determination module is configured todetermine a value of a transmission parameter adopted for a slot or alink on which the control information acts according to the detectedcontrol information.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter configuration apparatus. The apparatus includes amemory and a processor. The memory is configured to store transmissionparameter configuration programs executable on the processor. Thetransmission parameter configuration programs, when executed by theprocessor, implement the above-mentioned transmission parameterconfiguration method.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter determination apparatus. The apparatus includes amemory and a processor. The memory is configured to store transmissionparameter determination programs executable on the processor. Thetransmission parameter determination programs, when executed by theprocessor, implement the above-mentioned transmission parameterdetermination method.

The embodiments of the present application further provide acomputer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium is configured tostore transmission parameter configuration programs which, when executedby a processor, implement the above-mentioned transmission parameterconfiguration method.

The embodiments of the present application further provide acomputer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium is configured tostore transmission parameter determination programs which, when executedby a processor, implement the above-mentioned transmission parameterdetermination method.

In the embodiments of the present application, transmission parametersfor different resources (e.g., time domain resources and link resources)and with flexible configuration demands can be flexibly determinedaccording to characteristics of the transmission parameter and a currentapplication scenario, and transmission parameters of different timedomain resources and link resources can be supported. This part oftransmission parameters can have different configurations, therebyimproving performance; and the other part of transmission parametersneed the same configuration for different resources, thereby saving thesignaling overhead and improving the compatibility.

Other aspects can be understood after the drawings and the detaileddescription are read and understood.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of typical downlink DC;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of sending of control signaling duringslot aggregation in the related art;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a transmission parameter configuration methodaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIGS. 4A and 4B are structural diagrams of DCI according to anembodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a transmission parameter determination methodaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of transmission of control informationaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of transmission of control informationaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of transmission of control informationaccording to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a transmission parameter configurationapparatus according to an embodiment of the present application; and

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a transmission parameter determinationapparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The embodiments of the present application will be described in detailin conjunction with the drawings, and it should be understood that theembodiments described hereinafter are intended to describe and explainthe present application and not to limit the present application. Thesteps shown in the flowcharts among the drawings may be performed by acomputer system such as a group of computers capable of executinginstructions. Although logical sequences are shown in the flowcharts,the shown or described steps may be performed in sequences differentfrom those described herein in some cases.

Parameters related to transmission in wireless communication can includevarious types, and includes following typical parameters:

a resource configuration parameter, such as a power resource, a timedomain resource, a frequency domain resource, a beam resource, and anantenna resource;

a pilot configuration parameter, such as sequences, positions,densities, and ports of demodulation pilot and phase noise estimationpilot;

a precoder parameter, such as precoder time domain granularity, precoderfrequency domain granularity and a precoder codeword set;

a rate matching parameter, such as a zero power demodulation referencesignal (zero power DMRS), a zero power phase tracking reference signal(zero power PTRS), and a zero power resource element (zero power RE);

a modulation and coding parameter, such as a transport block (TB), acode block (CB), and block group (CBG) configuration;

a response parameter, such as acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement(ACK/NACK) feedback time, an ACK/NACK quantity, a correspondence betweenACK/NACK and CBs or CBGs;

Numberology, such as the number or spacing of subcarriers, a pointquantity of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), a length of a cyclic prefix(CP), and a sampling frequency;

a waveform, such as circular prefix orthogonal frequency divisionmultiplexing (CP-OFDM), discrete Fourier transform-spread-orthogonalfrequency division multiplexing (DFT-S-OFDM) and single-carrierfrequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA); and

transmission technology, such as diversity, an open-loop transmission,and a close-loop transmission, which can be implicitly determined via aprecoder hypothesis between demodulation pilot and data.

In the related art, configuration efficiency of parameters related totransmission is low or compatibility of parameters related totransmission is poor during the DC, and configuration efficiency ofcontrol signaling is low or flexibility of the control signaling is poorduring the SA. The present application can avoid the above-mentionedsituation by configuring sending content of control information orconfiguring a sending strategy of the control information.

As shown in FIG. 3, the embodiments of the present application provide atransmission parameter configuration method. The method includes steps301, 302 and 303.

In step 301, a sending end classifies M transmission parameters to besent on a physical layer into K transmission parameter sets, andnotifies a receiving end of classification indication information of theM transmission parameters; or the sending end agrees with the receivingend on a classification manner of the M transmission parameters, andclassifies the M transmission parameters in the agreed classificationmanner. M and N are integers greater than or equal to 1.

The M transmission parameters are classified into the K transmissionparameter sets, such as a transmission parameter set 1, . . . , and atransmission parameter set K

The sending end and the receiving end can agree on a method or rule ofclassifying transmission parameters, and can also agree on a combinationmanner of the above-mentioned method or rule and an explicit indication.

The classification manner can be pre-agreed, and can also be determinedby the sending end and then configured to the receiving end.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the sending end classifies the Mtransmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets, the classification can be performedaccording to at least one of DCI configuration: a DCI format, a DCIstructure, and DCI overhead.

In different DCI formats, the classification manner can be different.For example, some DCI formats support classification of a smaller Knumber of transmission parameters, and some DCI formats supportclassification of a larger K number of transmission parameters; and theclassification manner supported by some DCI formats can be fixed, andthe classification manner or numbers supported by some DCI formats canbe configurable.

In different DCI structures, the classification manner can be different.For example, two-level DCI supports a larger K number of transmissionparameters than one-level DCI.

In different DCI overhead, the classification manner can be different.For example, the maximum value of K is limited to the overhead.

In an exemplary embodiment, in different transmission modes, theclassification manner can be different.

In an exemplary embodiment, the transmission parameters can beclassified according to use of the transmission parameter. For example,the classification manner is different when the transmission parameteris used for DC and SA.

In an exemplary embodiment, the classification indication information ofthe transmission parameters includes at least one of: classificationrule configuration information, value information of K, and transmissionparameter type indication information contained in each of thetransmission parameter sets.

In step 302, the sending end determines the number of values of thetransmission parameters in the K transmission parameter sets, andnotifies the receiving end of value indication information of at leastone transmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set;or the sending end agrees with the receiving end on a determinationmanner of the number of values of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set, and determines the number ofvalues of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmissionparameter set in the agreed determination manner.

The transmission parameters in the same transmission parameter set havethe same number of values. Numbers of values of the transmissionparameters in the K transmission parameter sets are respectively n1, n2,. . . , and nK. N1, n2, . . . , and nK are integers greater than orequal to 1.

N1, n2, . . . , and nK can be agreed by the sending end and thereceiving end or be determined by the sending end and then notified tothe receiving end. For example, the sending end and the receiving enduse the same agreed rule to determine values of n1, n2, . . . , and nK

In an exemplary embodiment, at least one of the values of n1, n2, . . ., and nK is greater than 1.

In an exemplary embodiment, part or all of the values of n1, n2, . . . ,and nK can be agreed by the sending end and the receiving end or bedetermined by the sending end and then configured to the receiving end.

In an exemplary embodiment, part or all of the values of n1, n2, . . . ,and nK can be determined according to at least one of overhead of thetransmission parameter, DCI overhead, a transmission mode and a DCItype; or

part or all of the values of n1, n2, . . . , and nK can be determinedaccording to the number of aggregated time-domain resource units; or

part or all of the values of n1, n2, . . . , and nK can be determinedaccording to the number of transmission links.

In an exemplary embodiment, n1, n2, . . . , and nK can be agreed to haveonly one value, and do not need to be indicated by the sending end(e.g., a base station).

In an exemplary embodiment, some of the values of n1, n2, . . . , and nKmay be determined by the sending end and need to be notified to thereceiving end.

It is to be noted that when it is determined that a transmissionparameter set may have multiple values, the values can be configured bythe sending end or can be agreed by the sending end and the receivingend. For example, K is 2, n1 is fixed to be 1, and n2 is 1, 2, . . . ,or L. L is a natural number greater than 1, and the value of n2 can beconfigured by the sending end or determined by the sending end and thereceiving end according to some rules such as the number of aggregatedtime domain resources and the number of links. For example, K is 2, n1is 1, and n2 is 1 or 2; or K is 3, n1 is 1, n2 is 1 or L1, and n3 is 1or L2; where L1 can be determined according to the number oftransmission links, and L2 can be determined according to the number ofaggregated time domain resources.

It is to be noted that after the classification in the agreed manner instep 301, in step 302, the number of values of the K transmissionparameter sets need to be configured by the sending end. That is, whenthe sending end agrees with the receiving end on the classificationmanner of the M transmission parameters, the sending end and thereceiving end classify the M transmission parameters in the agreedclassification manner, and the sending end determines the number ofvalues of the transmission parameters in the K transmission parametersets and notifies the receiving end of the value indication informationof the transmission parameter in at least one transmission parameterset. When the number of values is determined in the agreed manner instep 302, in step 301, the classification needs to be performed by thesending end through configuration. That is, when the sending end agreeswith the receiving end on the determination manner of the number ofvalues of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmissionparameter set, the sending end classifies the M transmission parametersto be sent on the physical layer into the K transmission parameter setsand notifies the receiving end of the classification indicationinformation of the M transmission parameters, and the sending end andthe receiving end determine the number of values of the transmissionparameter in the at least one transmission parameter set in the agreeddetermination manner. In step 301, the sending end classifies the Mtransmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets and sends the classification indicationinformation of the M transmission parameters to the receiving end. Instep 302, the sending end determines the number of values of thetransmission parameters in the K transmission parameter sets and sendsthe value indication information of the transmission parameter in atleast one transmission parameter set to the receiving end.

In step 303, the sending end sends a value of the transmission parameterin the at least one transmission parameter set via DCI.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the sending end sends values of thetransmission parameters in L transmission parameter sets via the DCI,the sending end carries L values via the DCI, where L represents thenumber of types of transmission parameter sets and is an integer greaterthan 1 and less than or equal to K, and ni refers to the number ofvalues of at least one transmission parameter in an i-th transmissionparameter set.

If there is a transmission parameter set in which the transmissionparameter only has a value in the DCI and at the same time, there is atransmission parameter set in which the transmission parameter hasmultiple values in the DCI, the value can be sent in a structure shownin FIG. 4A or FIG. 4B. For example, in FIG. 4A, K is 2, and n1 is 1; andin FIG. 4B, K is 3, and n1 is 1. It is to be noted that in FIG. 4A, apart A and a part B correspond to a transmission parameter set 1 and atransmission parameter set 2 respectively; and in FIG. 4B, a part A, apart B and a part G correspond to a transmission parameter set 1, atransmission parameter set 2 and a transmission parameter set 3respectively. When K is greater than 3, which part corresponds to whichtransmission parameter set can be known in the similar way, and thuswill not be repeated herein.

In the embodiments of the present application, transmission parametersfor different resources (e.g., time domain resources and link resources)and with flexible configuration demands can be flexibly determinedaccording to characteristics of the transmission parameter and a currentapplication scenario, and can support different time domain resourcesand link resources. These transmission parameters can have differentconfigurations, thereby improving performance; and other parts oftransmission parameters need to use the same configuration for differentresources, thereby saving DCI overhead and improving compatibility.

It is to be noted that the present application can also be applied todetermine the number of values of a PMI according to the number ofsub-bands; or to determine the number of values of a sending resourceallocation parameter according to a situation of overlapping; or todetermine the quantity of A/N or the quantity of retransmissionindication information according to the number of CBGs.

In the embodiments of the present application, part of transmissionparameters in the DCI can be configured with a value, and the other partof transmission parameters can be configured with multiple values. Thesending end (e.g., a base station) can determine which transmissionparameters are configured with multiple values via higher layersignaling (L2/L3) configuration, and notify the receiving end (e.g., aterminal) of these transmission parameters. The number of values of partof transmission parameters in the DCI can be changed, and can bedetermined according to the rule agreed by the sending end and thereceiving end. For example, the number of values can be determinedaccording to the number of aggregated slots and the number of links.However, the determination of the number of values is not limited in thepresent application, and the number of values may be determinedaccording to other numbers, such as the number of CBGs, the number ofPMIs of a sub-band, and the number of multiplexed users.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter determination method. The method includes steps501 and 502.

In step 501, a receiving end detects control information carrying avalue of at least one transmission parameter in at least onetransmission parameter set.

In step 502, a value of a transmission parameter adopted for a slot or alink on which the control information acts is determined according tothe detected control information.

In an exemplary embodiment, step 502 can include steps described below.

After detecting first control information acting on a first time window,the receiving end adopts, in the first time window, a value of atransmission parameter carried by the first control information.

After detecting second control information acting on a second timewindow, the receiving end adopts, in the first time window, a value of atransmission parameter carried by the second control information in thesecond time window; or adopts, in the second time window, a value of atransmission parameter determined by both the first control informationand the second control information; and adopts, in the first time windowand outside the second time window, the value of the transmissionparameter carried by the first control information, wherein the secondtime window is located in the first time window.

The above steps are described via an example with reference to FIGS. 6and 7.

In this exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the sending end cansend first control information. The first control information carriesDCI part C, value 0 and DCI part D, value 0.

The DCI part C, value 0 and the DCI part D, value 0 act on a time windowT1. The length of the time window T1 can be indicated in the firstcontrol information, or the time window T1 can also adopt a predefinedmanner. For example, start time is time when at least one of DCI part A,value 0 and DCI part B, value 0 is received, and end time is time whencertain agreed signaling information is received.

The sending end can send second control information according todemands. The second control information carries DCI part D, value a, bor c. These values act on a time window T2 a, T2 b or T2 c.

The magnitude of T2 a, T2 b or T2 c may be a slot, and the slot is aslot receiving DCI part B, value a, b or c, as shown in FIG. 7. In anembodiment, the magnitude of T2 a, T2 b or T2 c may also be multipleslots. Time domain resources contained in T2 a, T2 b or T2 c can bepre-agreed by the sending end and the receiving end or configured by thesending end.

It is to be noted that whether the sending end sends the DCI part D,value a, b or c can be determined by manufacturers, which is not limitedin the present application.

A sending area of the DCI part D, value a, b or c is not necessarily thesame as a sending area of the DCI part D, value 0. If the DCI part C hasresource allocation indication information, control informationcorresponding to the DCI part D, value a, b or c can be sent in aresource area indicated by the DCI part C. This area can be located in aresource area in which a downlink data channel is located.

In this exemplary embodiment, the receiving end detects the controlsignaling. In the time window T1, the value of the DCI part C is fixedand is the value 0. The value of the DCI part D may be changed. If thereceiving end can detect the DCI part D, value a, b or c, in thecorresponding time window, the value of the DCI part D is the value a, bor c, and in other slots in the time window T1, its value is the value0.

In this example, the value of the DCI part D is changed according todemands. If necessary, the sending end (e.g., a base station) sends anew value (e.g., the value a, b or c); and if not necessary, apre-configured default value (e.g., the value 0) is adopted.

In this exemplary embodiment, a case in which the value a, b or creplaces the value 0 is described. However, the present application isnot limited to this. In other embodiments, a following manner may alsobe adopted.

If the receiving end can detect the DCI part D, value a, b or c, in thecorresponding time window, the value of the DCI part D can be determinedaccording to (value 0+value a), (value 0+value b) or (value 0+value c),and in other slots in the time window, its value is the value 0. Inpractical applications, adopting which manner may depend on the type ofthe transmission parameter.

In another exemplary embodiment, step 502 can include a step describedbelow.

Values of transmission parameters adopted for a first link and a secondlink are determined according to third control information of a firstsize and fourth control information of a second size. The third controlinformation of the first size is blindly detected according to a firstperiod, and the fourth control information of the second size is blindlydetected according to a second period, where the first size is greaterthan or equal to the second size, and the first period is greater thanor equal to the second period.

The above step is described via an example with reference to FIG. 8.

As shown in FIG. 8, in this exemplary embodiment, the receiving end(e.g., a terminal) can blindly detect DCI 1 (big size) formed by DCIpart E, value 0 and DCI part F, value a, and acquire transmissionparameters of a link 1 according to the DCI 1; and the terminal can alsodetect DCI 2 (small size) formed by DCI part F, value b, and acquiretransmission parameters of a link 2 according to the DCI 1 and the DCI2.

Optionally, the terminal can blindly detect DCI 1 (big size) formed byDCI part E, value 0 and DCI part F, value b, and acquire transmissionparameters of a link 2 according to the DCI 1; and the terminal can alsodetect DCI 2 (small size) formed by DCI part F, value a, and acquiretransmission parameters of a link 1 according to the DCI 1 and the DCI2.

Optionally, the terminal can perform blind detection according to DCI 1(big size) formed by DCI part E, value 0 and DCI part F, value a andvalue b, and acquire transmission parameters of a link 1 and a link 2;and the terminal can also perform blind detection according to DCI 2(small size) formed by DCI part E, value 0 and DCI part F, value a, andacquire transmission parameters of a link 1 or a link 2.

It is to be noted in the drawings of the present application, the part Aand the part B may be or may not be the same as the part C and the partD, or the part A and the part B may be or may not be the same as thepart E and the part F. However, the present application is not limitedto this.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter configuration apparatus. As shown in FIG. 9, theapparatus includes a classification module 901 or a first agreementmodule 902, a determination module 903 or a second agreement module 904,and a transmission module 905.

The classification module 901 is configured to classify M transmissionparameters to be sent on a physical layer into K transmission parametersets, and notify a receiving end of classification indicationinformation of the M transmission parameters. The first agreement module902 is configured to agree with the receiving end on a classificationmanner of the M transmission parameters, and classify the M transmissionparameters in the agreed classification manner. M and K are integersgreater than 1.

The determination module 903 is configured to determine the number ofvalues of the transmission parameters in the K transmission parametersets, and notify the receiving end of value indication information of atleast one transmission parameter in at least one transmission parameterset. The second agreement module 904 is configured to agree with thereceiving end on a determination manner of the number of values of thetransmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter set,and determine the number of values of the transmission parameter in theat least one transmission parameter set in the agreed determinationmanner.

The transmission module 905 is configured to send a value of thetransmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter setvia DCI.

In an exemplary embodiment, the classification module 901 can beconfigured to classify the M transmission parameters to be sent on thephysical layer into the K transmission parameter sets in at least one offollowing manners:

classifying the M transmission parameters to be sent on the physicallayer into the K transmission parameter sets according to a DCI format;classifying the M transmission parameters to be sent on the physicallayer into the K transmission parameter sets according to a DCIstructure; classifying the M transmission parameters to be sent on thephysical layer into the K transmission parameter sets according to DCIoverhead; classifying the M transmission parameters to be sent on thephysical layer into the K transmission parameter sets according to atransmission mode; or classifying the M transmission parameters to besent on the physical layer into the K transmission parameter setsaccording to use of the M transmission parameters.

In an exemplary embodiment, the classification indication informationincludes at least one of: classification rule configuration information,value information of K, and transmission parameter type indicationinformation contained in each of the transmission parameter sets.

In an exemplary embodiment, the transmission parameters in the sametransmission parameter set have the same number of values, and numbersof values of the transmission parameters in the K transmission parametersets are respectively n1, n2, . . . , and nK, where n1, n2, . . . , andnK are integers greater than or equal to 1.

In an exemplary embodiment, the determination module 903 is configuredto determine the number of values of the transmission parameters in theK transmission parameter sets in at least one of following manners:

determining the number of values of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set according to at least one ofoverhead of the transmission parameter, DCI overhead, a transmissionmode or a DCI type;

determining the number of values of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set according to the number ofaggregated time domain resource units; or

determining the number of values of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set according to the number oftransmission links.

In an exemplary embodiment, the second agreement module 904 can beconfigured to agree with the receiving end on the determination mannerof the number of values of the transmission parameter in the at leastone transmission parameter set in at least one of following manners:

agreeing to determine the number of values of the transmission parameterin the at least one transmission parameter set according to at least oneof overhead of the transmission parameter, DCI overhead, a transmissionmode or a DCI type;

agreeing to determine the number of values of the transmission parameterin the at least one transmission parameter set according to the numberof aggregated time domain resource units; or agreeing to determine thenumber of values of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set according to the number of transmissionlinks.

For a description related to the transmission parameter configurationapparatus in this embodiment, reference may be made to the descriptionof the above-mentioned transmission parameter configuration method,which is not repeated herein.

The embodiments of the present application further provide atransmission parameter determination apparatus. As shown in FIG. 10, theapparatus includes a detection module 1001 and a transmission parameterdetermination module 1002.

The detection module 1001 is configured to detect control informationcarrying a value of at least one transmission parameter in at least onetransmission parameter set.

The transmission parameter determination module 1002 is configured todetermine a value of a transmission parameter adopted for a slot or alink on which the control information acts according to the detectedcontrol information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the transmission parameter determinationmodule 1002 can be configured to determine the value of the transmissionparameter adopted for the slot or the link on which the controlinformation acts according to the detected control information in one offollowing manners:

after detecting first control information acting on a first time window,adopting, by the detection module 1001, in the first time window, avalue of a transmission parameter carried by the first controlinformation, and in the first time window, after detecting secondcontrol information acting on a second time window, adopting, by thedetection module 1001, in the second time window, a value of atransmission parameter carried by the second control information; oradopting, in the second time window, a value of a transmission parameterdetermined by both the first control information and the second controlinformation, and adopting, in the first time window and outside thesecond time window, the value of the transmission parameter carried bythe first control information, where the second time window is locatedin the first time window; or

determining values of transmission parameters adopted for a first linkand a second link according to third control information of a first sizeand fourth control information of a second size, where the third controlinformation of the first size is blindly detected according to a firstperiod, and the fourth control information of the second size is blindlydetected according to a second period, where the first size is greaterthan or equal to the second size, and the first period is greater thanor equal to the second period.

For a description related to the transmission parameter determinationapparatus in this embodiment, reference may be made to the descriptionof the above-mentioned transmission parameter determination method,which is not repeated herein.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application further providea transmission parameter configuration apparatus (e.g., a base station).The apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory isconfigured to store transmission parameter configuration programsexecutable on the processor. The transmission parameter configurationprograms, when executed by the processor, implement the above-mentionedtransmission parameter configuration method.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application further providea transmission parameter determination apparatus (e.g., a terminal). Theapparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured tostore transmission parameter determination programs executable on theprocessor. The transmission parameter determination programs, whenexecuted by the processor, implement the above-mentioned transmissionparameter determination method.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application further providea machine-readable medium. The machine-readable medium is configured tostore transmission parameter configuration programs which, when executedby a processor, implement the above-mentioned transmission parameterconfiguration method.

In addition, the embodiments of the present application further providea machine-readable medium. The machine-readable medium is configured tostore transmission parameter determination programs which, when executedby a processor, implement the above-mentioned transmission parameterdetermination method.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that functionalmodules/units in all or part of the steps of the method, the system andthe apparatus disclosed above may be implemented as software, firmware,hardware and appropriate combinations thereof. In the hardwareimplementation, the division of functional modules/units mentioned inthe above description may not correspond to the division of physicalcomponents. For example, one physical component may have multiplefunctions, or one function or step may be executed jointly by one ormore physical components. Some or all components may be implemented assoftware executed by processors such as digital signal processors ormicrocontrollers, hardware, or integrated circuits such as applicationspecific integrated circuits. Such software may be distributed on amachine-readable medium (such as a computer-readable medium). Thecomputer-readable medium may include a computer storage medium (or anon-transitory medium) and a communication medium (or a transitorymedium). As is known to those skilled in the art, the term, computerstorage medium, includes volatile and nonvolatile, removable andnon-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storinginformation (such as computer-readable instructions, data structures,program modules or other data). The computer-storage medium includes,but is not limited to, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory(ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM),a flash memory, or other memory technologies, a compact disc read-onlymemory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical discstorage, a magnetic cassette, a magnetic tape, disk storage or othermagnetic storage apparatus, or any other medium used to store thedesired information and accessible by a computer. In addition, as isknown to those skilled in the art, the communication medium generallyincludes computer-readable instructions, data structures, programmodules or other data in modulated data signals such as carriers orother transmission mechanisms, and may include any information deliverymedium.

What is claimed is:
 1. A transmission parameter configuration method,comprising: classifying, by a sending end, M transmission parameters tobe sent on a physical layer into K transmission parameter sets, andnotifying a receiving end of classification indication information ofthe M transmission parameters; or agreeing, by the sending end with thereceiving end, on a classification manner of the M transmissionparameters, and classifying the M transmission parameters in the agreedclassification manner; wherein M and K are integers greater than 1;determining, by the sending end, a number of values of the transmissionparameters in the K transmission parameter sets, and notifying thereceiving end of value indication information of at least onetransmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set; oragreeing, by the sending end with the receiving end, on a determinationmanner of the number of values of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set, and determining the number ofvalues of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmissionparameter set in the agreed determination manner; and sending, by thesending end, a value of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set via downlink control information (DCI). 2.The method of claim 1, wherein classifying, by the sending end, the Mtransmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets comprises at least one of: classifying the Mtransmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets according to a DCI format; classifying the Mtransmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets according to a DCI structure; classifyingthe M transmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into theK transmission parameter sets according to DCI overhead; classifying theM transmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets according to a transmission mode; orclassifying the M transmission parameters to be sent on the physicallayer into the K transmission parameter sets according to use of the Mtransmission parameters.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein theclassification indication information comprises at least one of:classification rule configuration information, value information of K,and transmission parameter type indication information contained in eachof the transmission parameter sets.
 4. The method of claim 1, whereinthe transmission parameters in a same transmission parameter set have asame number of values, and numbers of values of the transmissionparameters in the K transmission parameter sets are respectively n1, n2,. . . , and nK, wherein n1, n2, ..., and nK are integers greater than orequal to
 1. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein agreeing, by the sendingend with the receiving end, on the determination manner of the number ofvalues of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmissionparameter set comprises at least one of: agreeing, by the sending endwith the receiving end, to determine the number of values of thetransmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter setaccording to at least one of overhead of the transmission parameter, DCIoverhead, a transmission mode or a DCI type; agreeing, by the sendingend and with receiving end, to determine the number of values of thetransmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter setaccording to a number of aggregated time domain resource units; oragreeing, by the sending end and with receiving end, to determine thenumber of values of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set according to a number of transmission links.6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, by the sending end, thenumber of values of the transmission parameter in the K transmissionparameter sets comprises at least one of: determining the number ofvalues of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmissionparameter set according to at least one of overhead of the transmissionparameter, DCI overhead, a transmission mode or a DCI type; determiningthe number of values of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set according to a number of aggregated timedomain resource units; or determining the number of values of thetransmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameter setaccording to a number of transmission links.
 7. The method of claim 4,wherein sending, by the sending end, the value of the transmissionparameter in the at least one transmission parameter set via the DCIcomprises: when the sending end sends values of the transmissionparameters in L transmission parameter sets via the DCI, carrying, bythe sending end, L values via the DCI, wherein L is an integer greaterthan 1 and less than or equal to K, and ni refers to a number of valuesof at least one transmission parameter in an i-th transmission parameterset.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein when the sending end agrees withthe receiving end on the classification manner of the M transmissionparameters, the sending end and the receiving end classify the Mtransmission parameters in the agreed classification manner, and thesending end determines the number of values of the transmissionparameters in the K transmission parameter sets and notifies thereceiving end of the value indication information of the transmissionparameter in at least one transmission parameter set; or the sending endclassifies the M transmission parameters to be sent on the physicallayer into the K transmission parameter sets and notifies the receivingend of the classification indication information of the M transmissionparameters, and the sending end determines the number of values of thetransmission parameters in the K transmission parameter sets andnotifies the receiving end of the value indication information of thetransmission parameter in at least one transmission parameter set; orwhen the sending end agrees with the receiving end on the determinationmanner of the number of values of the transmission parameter in the atleast one transmission parameter set, the sending end classifies the Mtransmission parameters to be sent on the physical layer into the Ktransmission parameter sets and notifies the receiving end of theclassification indication information of the M transmission parameters,and the sending end and the receiving end determine the number of valuesof the transmission parameter in the at least one transmission parameterset in the agreed determination manner.
 9. A transmission parameterdetermination method, comprising: detecting, by a receiving end, controlinformation carrying a value of at least one transmission parameter inat least one transmission parameter set; and determining a value of atransmission parameter adopted for a slot or a link on which the controlinformation acts according to the detected control information.
 10. Themethod of claim 9, wherein determining the value of the transmissionparameter adopted for the slot or the link on which the controlinformation acts according to the detected control informationcomprises: in response to detecting first control information acting ona first time window, adopting, by the receiving end, in the first timewindow, a value of a transmission parameter carried by the first controlinformation; and in response to detecting second control informationacting on a second time window, adopting, by the receiving end, in thefirst time window, a value of a transmission parameter carried by thesecond control information in the second time window; or adopting, inthe second time window, a value of a transmission parameter determinedby both the first control information and the second controlinformation; and adopting, in the first time window and outside thesecond time window, the value of the transmission parameter carried bythe first control information, wherein the second time window is locatedin the first time window.
 11. The method of claim 9, wherein determiningthe value of the transmission parameter adopted for the slot or the linkon which the control information acts according to the detected controlinformation comprises: determining values of transmission parametersadopted for a first link and a second link according to third controlinformation of a first size and fourth control information of a secondsize, wherein the third control information of the first size is blindlydetected according to a first period, and the fourth control informationof the second size is blindly detected according to a second period,wherein the first size is greater than or equal to the second size, andthe first period is greater than or equal to the second period.
 12. Atransmission parameter configuration apparatus, comprising: a processor;and a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor,wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, is configuredto: classify M transmission parameters to be sent on a physical layerinto K transmission parameter sets, and notify a receiving end ofclassification indication information of the M transmission parameters;or agree with the receiving end on a classification manner of the Mtransmission parameters, and classify the M transmission parameters inthe agreed classification manner; wherein M and K are integers greaterthan 1; determine a number of values of the transmission parameters inthe K transmission parameter sets, and notify the receiving end of valueindication information of at least one transmission parameter in atleast one transmission parameter set; or agree with the receiving end ona determination manner of the number of values of the transmissionparameter in the at least one transmission parameter set, and determinethe number of values of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set in the agreed determination manner; and senda value of the transmission parameter in the at least one transmissionparameter set via downlink control information (DCI).
 13. The apparatusof claim 12, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, isconfigured to determine the number of values of the transmissionparameters in the K transmission parameter sets in at least one ofmanners: determining the number of values of the transmission parameterin the at least one transmission parameter set according to at least oneof overhead of the transmission parameter, DCI overhead, a transmissionmode or a DCI type; determining the number of values of the transmissionparameter in the at least one transmission parameter set according to anumber of aggregated time domain resource units; or determining thenumber of values of the transmission parameter in the at least onetransmission parameter set according to a number of transmission links.14. A transmission parameter determination apparatus, comprising: aprocessor; and a memory for storing instructions executable by theprocessor, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, isconfigured to implement the transmission parameter determination methodof claim
 9. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor, whenexecuting the instructions, is configured to determine the value of thetransmission parameter adopted for the slot or the link on which thecontrol information acts according to the detected control informationin a following manner: in response to detecting first controlinformation acting on a first time window, adopting, in the first timewindow, a value of a transmission parameter carried by the first controlinformation; and in the first time window, in response to detectingsecond control information acting on a second time window, adopting, inthe second time window, a value of a transmission parameter carried bythe second control information; or adopting, a value of a transmissionparameter determined by both the first control information and thesecond control information; and adopting, in the first time window andoutside the second time window, the value of the transmission parametercarried by the first control information, wherein the second time windowis located in the first time window; or determining values oftransmission parameters adopted for a first link and a second linkaccording to third control information of a first size and fourthcontrol information of a second size, wherein the third controlinformation of the first size is blindly detected according to a firstperiod, and the fourth control information of the second size is blindlydetected according to a second period, wherein the first size is greaterthan or equal to the second size, and the first period is greater thanor equal to the second period.
 16. A computer-readable storage medium,which is configured to store transmission parameter configurationprograms which, when executed by a processor, implement the transmissionparameter configuration method of claim
 1. 17. A computer-readablestorage medium, which is configured to store transmission parameterdetermination programs which, when executed by a processor, implementthe transmission parameter determination method of claim 9.